What color is #255140?

#255140 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #255140?

The RGB value is 37, 81, 64: 37 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #255140?

The complementary color is #512536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #255140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#255140 color

#255140 rgb(37, 81, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #255140 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 31.8% green and 25.1% blue (37, 81, 64).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#255140 color codes

HEX	`#255140`
RGB	`rgb(37, 81, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 31.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 54%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 21%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, -19.94, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 20.65, 164.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.63, 6.648, 5.889)`
Decimal	`2445632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #255140, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #255140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#255140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #255140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #255140; }
.text { color: #255140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #255140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 81 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #255140, #254c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #255140?: #255140 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #255140?: The RGB value is 37, 81, 64: 37 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #255140?: The complementary color is #512536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #255140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.